LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Clinton County Circuit Court docket held a listening to Wednesday, the place a person who was discovered responsible of killing a Tub Township hunter in 2018 made his case for a retrial.
At round 10 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2018, the physique of Chon Yang was discovered on the Rose Lake State Park by his household. He was a frequent hunter on the park, and his spouse grew involved when he didn’t return residence.
Chong Yang. (WLNS)
Police say the household discovered his physique after following two units of footprints from his automobile, which was present in a parking zone close by.
Yang’s household saved his case within the information for years, with the assistance of an internet marketing campaign known as Orange Justice, however the case remained unsolved. 5 years later, police lastly made an arrest within the case, and whereas fees had been finally dropped towards one suspect, a jury convicted a second man, Thomas Olson, of second-degree homicide and felony firearm.
Thomas Olson (WLNS)
He was sentenced to 24 years in jail for second-degree homicide final September. Now, Olson claims he did not have efficient authorized illustration in his preliminary trial, and is requesting a brand new one.
The courtroom heard from three witnesses on Wednesday, however at this time’s listening to didn’t cowl sufficient for the courtroom to decide. The listening to will proceed in July.
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